Next Step Ministries Inc

Madison, WI
Tax-exempt since Oct. 2007
EIN: 26-1110499

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Religion-Related, Spiritual Development / Christian (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$2.2M (2023)

Expenses

$2.36M (2023)

Total Assets

$225k (2023)

Total Liabilities

$171k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Revenue

$2,200,152

Expenses

$2,362,912

Net Income

-$162,760

Net Assets

$53,767

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$246,305	11.2%
Program Services	$1,945,590	88.4%
Investment Income	$83	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$5,107	0.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,858	0.1%
Other Revenue	$1,209	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$307,222	13.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$406,757	17.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$225,171
Total Liabilities	$171,404
Net Assets	$53,767

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
James Hollman (Finance/Operations Dir/President)	$46,108	$0	$1,108
Barak Tschirhart (Missions Director)	$44,862	$0	$3,600
Neil Rowe (Creative Director)	$6,772	$0	$35,536
Todd Gehrmann (Spiritual Director/Secretary)	$4,058	$0	$46,154
Andrew Atwell (Creative Director/Treasurer)	$303	$0	$20,277

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Filed on March 20, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Revenue

$1,851,024

Expenses

$1,847,580

Net Income

$3,444

Net Assets

$216,527

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$27,475	1.5%
Program Services	$1,782,296	96.3%
Investment Income	$646	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$12,523	0.7%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$33,035	1.8%
Net Inventory Sales	-$7,096
Other Revenue	$2,145	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$221,783	12.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$303,234	16.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$374,569
Total Liabilities	$158,042
Net Assets	$216,527

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Barak Tschirhart (Missions Director)	$13,104	$0	$14,911
James Hollman (Finance/Operations Dir/President)	$5,250	$0	$3,600
Todd Gehrmann (Spiritual Director/Secretary)	$2,526	$0	$44,262
Andrew Atwell (Creative Director/Treasurer)	$2,525	$0	$32,885
Neil Rowe (Creative Director)	-$1,688	$0	$35,544

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990

Filed on Aug. 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Revenue

$925,303

Expenses

$1,163,525

Net Income

-$238,222

Net Assets

$349,995

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$200,864	21.7%
Program Services	$721,812	78.0%
Investment Income	$145	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$2,084	0.2%
Other Revenue	$398	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$101,282	8.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$245,350	21.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$502,690
Total Liabilities	$152,695
Net Assets	$349,995

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
James Hollman (Finance/Operations Dir/President)	$39,000	$0	$0
Barak Tschirhart (Missions Director)	$36,400	$0	$0
Todd Gehrmann (Spiritual Director/Secretary)	$17,615	$0	$31,298
Andrew Atwell (Creative Director/Treasurer)	$16,983	$0	$25,000
Neil Rowe (Creative Director)	$11,916	$0	$12,035

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Filed on Aug. 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Revenue

$1,434,825

Expenses

$1,309,830

Net Income

$124,995

Net Assets

$569,354

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$208,348	14.5%
Program Services	$1,216,557	84.8%
Investment Income	$2	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$2,418	0.2%
Other Revenue	$7,500	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$315,097	24.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$476,245	36.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$722,049
Total Liabilities	$152,695
Net Assets	$569,354

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
James Hollman (Finance/Operations Director/President)	$75,346	$0	$0
Barak Tschirhart (Missions Director)	$70,323	$0	$0
Todd Gehrmann (Spiritual Director/Secretary)	$34,319	$0	$48,445
Andrew Atwell (Creative Director/Treasurer)	$32,813	$0	$50,116

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990

Filed on Aug. 16, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Revenue

$3,106,969

Expenses

$3,034,500

Net Income

$72,469

Net Assets

$444,359

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$173,819	5.6%
Program Services	$2,920,284	94.0%
Investment Income	$103	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$12,763	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$300,200	9.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$710,054	23.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$444,359
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$444,359

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Barak Tschihart (Missions Director)	$67,308	$0	$0
Jake Hollman (Finance/ Operations Director)	$64,500	$0	$0
Todd Gehrmann (Spiritual Director)	$37,535	$0	$48,446
Andrew Atwell (Creative Director)	$28,369	$0	$50,000

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990

Filed on April 20, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Revenue

$3,254,911

Expenses

$3,316,050

Net Income

-$61,139

Net Assets

$359,043

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$97,047	3.0%
Program Services	$3,154,333	96.9%
Investment Income	$79	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,452	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$270,854	8.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$773,424	23.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$387,108
Total Liabilities	$28,065
Net Assets	$359,043

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Andrew Atwell (Treasurer)	$78,369	$0	$0
Todd Gehrmann (Secretary)	$78,369	$0	$0
Barak Tschihart (Executive Director)	$67,308	$0	$0
Jake Hollman (President)	$64,000	$0	$0

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990

Filed on May 3, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Revenue

$3,183,744

Expenses

$3,280,713

Net Income

-$96,969

Net Assets

$378,872

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$15,908	0.5%
Program Services	$3,166,194	99.4%
Investment Income	$429	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,213	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$215,442	6.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$540,510	16.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$436,076
Total Liabilities	$57,204
Net Assets	$378,872

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Revenue

$2,749,484

Expenses

$2,755,464

Net Income

-$5,980

Net Assets

$475,841

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$25,977	0.9%
Program Services	$2,723,320	99.0%
Investment Income	$31	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$156	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$226,731	8.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$465,331	16.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$519,671
Total Liabilities	$43,830
Net Assets	$475,841

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Revenue

$3,056,927

Expenses

$2,942,068

Net Income

$114,859

Net Assets

$481,821

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$125,851	4.1%
Program Services	$2,930,651	95.9%
Investment Income	$425	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$222,288	7.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$335,414	11.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$511,299
Total Liabilities	$29,478
Net Assets	$481,821

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Nick Cocalis (Executive Di)	$64,896	$0	$0
Andrew Atwell (Director)	$64,896	$0	$0
Todd Gehrmann (Director)	$64,896	$0	$0
Jake Hollman (President)	$15,600	$0	$0
Brian Diebling (Treasurer)	$12,000	$0	$0
Ross Kaellner (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Ryan Kessenich (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Fran Baze (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Emily Bremer (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0

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Filed on March 30, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Revenue

$2,747,835

Expenses

$2,729,604

Net Income

$18,231

Net Assets

$366,962

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$47,889	1.7%
Program Services	$2,698,180	98.2%
Investment Income	$1,371	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$395	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$231,769	8.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$286,213	10.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$401,098
Total Liabilities	$34,136
Net Assets	$366,962

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Nick Cocalis (Executive Di)	$62,400	$0	$0
Andrew Atwell (Director)	$62,400	$0	$0
Todd Gehrmann (Director)	$62,400	$0	$0
James Hollman (President)	$29,569	$0	$0
Brian Diebling (Treasurer)	$15,000	$0	$0
Ross Kaellner (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Ryan Kessenich (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Fran Baze (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Emily Bremer (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 17, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Revenue

$2,646,174

Expenses

$2,584,623

Net Income

$61,551

Net Assets

$348,731

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$56,969	2.2%
Program Services	$2,565,976	97.0%
Investment Income	$1,987	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$21,242	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$213,261	8.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$160,089	6.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$361,399
Total Liabilities	$12,668
Net Assets	$348,731

990

Filed on July 3, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Revenue

$1,828,713

Expenses

$1,609,909

Net Income

$218,804

Net Assets

$287,180

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$27,026	1.5%
Program Services	$1,789,875	97.9%
Investment Income	$2,000	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$9,812	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$175,920	10.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$68,178	4.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$304,120
Total Liabilities	$16,940
Net Assets	$287,180

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Revenue

$885,452

Expenses

$901,290

Net Income

-$15,838

Net Assets

$68,376

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$75,838	8.6%
Program Services	$798,923	90.2%
Investment Income	$1,009	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$9,682	1.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$46,072	5.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$80,735	9.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$71,189
Total Liabilities	$2,813
Net Assets	$68,376

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2010

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2009

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Next Step Ministries Inc

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Revenue $2.2M (2023)

Expenses $2.36M (2023)

Total Assets $225k (2023)

Total Liabilities $171k (2023)

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Revenue

$2.2M (2023)

Expenses

$2.36M (2023)

Total Assets

$225k (2023)

Total Liabilities

$171k (2023)

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